L’elisir d’amore
A classic boy-meets-girl comedy with the softest of hearts and the sweetest of melodies.
Saturday 11 November, 4.00pm
Friday 17 November, 4.00pm
Wednesday 22 November, 7.00pm
Saturday 25 November, 4.00pm
Friday 1 December, 4.00pm
About the opera
Tumbling from melody to melody, this is opera with a song on its lips and a spring in its step – a light-hearted look at small-town life and the magic that happens when you start believing in yourself.
Nemorino loves Adina, but why would she – wealthy, clever, beautiful – ever look at a boy like him? Enter Dr Dulcamara, whose lotions and potions promise instant, and magical, results…
A sun-kissed score sparkles with mischief and glows with affectionate humour. Annabel Arden’s 1940s-style production catches the colour, bustle and gossip of Donizetti’s effervescent score while hinting at a darkness lurking just beyond the horizon – a political storm cloud threatening to break over this happy community and their endless summer.
Creative team
Conductor
Adam Hickox
Director
Annabel Arden
Designer
Lez Brotherston
Movement Director
Leah Hausman
Lighting Designer
Giuseppe Di Iorio
Glyndebourne Sinfonia
The Glyndebourne Chorus
Cast includes
Adina
Mariam Battistelli
Nemorino
Filipe Manu
Belcore
Theodore Platt
Dulcamara
Tiziano Bracci
Photos
Photos by Simon Annard
Illustration © Katie Ponder
